Cemex has committed to creation and maintenance of 1,000 hectares of priority habitats by 2020 as part of its new strategy for biodiversity in the UK. The company announced the challenging targets at an event held in Scotland in the company of Scottish Minister for the Environment Roseanna Cunningham MSP and the RSPB at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. In addition to the creation and management of priority biodiversity habitats, the strategy which is being presented to key Cemex stakeholders at regional events a
Cemex has committed to creation and maintenance of 1,000 hectares of priority habitats by 2020 as part of its new strategy for biodiversity in the UK. The company announced the challenging targets at an event held in Scotland in the company of Scottish Minister for the Environment Roseanna Cunningham MSP and the RSPB ( Royal Society for the protection of Birds) at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.
In addition to the creation and management of priority biodiversity habitats, the strategy which is being presented to key Cemex stakeholders at regional events across the country in the coming weeks. The plan provides detailed targets to establish biodiversity flagship sites, empower employees to take biodiversity action, work in partnership for biodiversity and champion biodiversity to promote its benefits and importance.
Speaking at the launch, Cunningham said, “All parts of society, including businesses, need a healthy natural environment to provide the resources and services we need. It follows that we all have a duty to protect it. In Scotland we already have a world leading Climate Change Act and many businesses have already begun implementing carbon reduction plans, but if we also don’t work to protect the biodiversity that drives our natural systems, reducing carbon emissions will be a hollow victory.
This Biodiversity Strategy is good example of a company recognising the importance of biodiversity to its business model and I welcome Cemex’s commitment to act as a champion for the biodiversity cause.”
